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Teen cellist defies all odds to win international music comp

Witkowska started playing the cello at the age of seven and is currently a pupil at the Frederyk Chopin Music School in Gdańsk. Family archive

VIDEO: Milena Witkowska from Gdańsk, came first for the cello in her age category (14-16 years) at the Newport Virtuosi competition.

New recording tech takes people into the heart of classic music concert

VIDEO: People can move around the orchestra or change their position in the concert hall to get a full-on experience.

App-standing: new phone app takes concert goers onstage with the orchestra

The app allows people to follow the sheet music and see what it is like to be at the heart of an orchestra during a live classical concert.

Polish artists among winners of International Classical Music Awards

The National Forum of Music, Krzysztof Warlikowski, and the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra were among the recipients of awards for audio discs and video at this year’s International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), announced on January 17.

Young Arts Festival 2018

Third edition of classical music festival in Krosno. The motto of this year edition is “The Universum”.

International violin contest for young artists held in Poland

About 50 young artists from Poland, Germany, Spain and Hungary participate in the 15th International Violin Competition, named after Georg Philipp Telemann, in Poznan (west-central Poland), which began on March 24.

Two Polish cellists win music competition in US – Culture Ministry

Krzysztof Michalski and Michal Balas, two cellists from the Wladyslaw Zelenski State Secondary School of Music in Krakow, southern Poland, won the Johansen International Competition for Young String Players, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage said on Monday.

German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter awarded Gloria Artis gold medal

German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter received the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis from Poland's Deputy PM and Culture Minister Piotr Glinski. The ceremony was held at the Polish Culture Ministry's seat in Warsaw on Sunday.

Krystian Zimerman to inaugurate Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival

Krystian Zimerman, a world-renowned Polish virtuoso pianist, and the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Jacek Kaspszyk will perform the opening concert of the 22nd Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall on Friday.

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